Make 2021 matter....

Time does fly ..... whilst we still seem to be heaving from the aftermath of 2020, we find ourselves already at the end of the first month of 2021. A lot of us had wished, prayed even, at the end of December last year that 2021 be kinder - so what did the first month of the year show? I would say - uncertainty mostly but with a splattering of hope! New cases of infection continue to rise amidst fears of lockdown again and at the same time, vaccination roll-outs across the globe are fostering some hope of protection against the impact of the virus, if not total immunity. The confidence we saw at the end of last year has dampened for sure; but we humans, don't give up so easily and so the battle wages on. I believe that the past month has reminded us of what we truly control and can influence and where we are simply onlookers or receivers. It has reiterated what Steve Covey called the "circle of influence" - where we need to focus - however small that circle ...